Thanks for the responses. As it turned out I was able to go to the Fort Worth gun show, but no one had these pistols. At $189 after the $50 rebate for a 13+1 optics ready 9mm ($149 with no optics slide), I decided to take a chance on the STR9C and ordered one. I picked up a really nice 742 Remington semi-auto rifle topped with a Leupold VXII 3-9X50 for a really good price from an individual seller at the gun show.
I forgot to mention the gun show at the Amon G Carter Exhibit Hall was posted 30.06 and 30.07. I don't know if it's owned by the city or not. I did a quick search and couldn't discern if it's government owned.